Sheet-music holder.



F. M. COOK.

SHEET MUSIC HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11. 1917,

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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F. IVL'COOK.

SHEET MUSIC HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11. m1.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- SHEET-1VIUSIC HOLDER.

V Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed March 17, 1917. Serial No. 155,532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKFORD M. Coon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Campbell, in the county of Franklin and State of Nebraska,ln ve invented a new and useful Sheet-Music Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed for holding sheets of music, and the invention aims toprovide a novel form of booklike container, so constructed that thesheets may be placed readily therein and with equal facllity be removedtherefrom.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to,enhance the utility of devices of that type towhich the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a music holder constructed in accordancewith the present invention, the same being partially opened;

. Fig. 2 is a top plan showing the means whereby the constituent leavesof the holder are clamped together releasably;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4t is a fragmental elevation wherein the holder is shown in openposition;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4. and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 4:-

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a pair of covers1 united along their inner longitudinal edges by hinge strips 2, afiller 3 being interposed between the strips 2 and between the innerlongitudinal edges of the covers 1. Near to their lower edges andadjacent their outer edges, the covers 1 are supplied, upon their innerfaces, with supports 4 of any desired form. Each cover 1 carries uponits inner face, and adjacent its lower edge, a leafholding means whichmay be in the form of a clip 5. Mounted on the hinge strips 2 anddisposed between the inner longitudinal edges of the covers 1 is a block6 which may be secured to the filler 3. The block 6 carries a button 7The invention comprises a pair of main leaves 8 in the form of openframes, across which are extended transparent panes 9 which preferablyare made of celluloid, isinglass or the like, the panes 9 being held tothe main leaves 8 by means of face frames 10 which may be glued orsecured otherwise to the leaves 8 beyond the peripheries of the openingsin the main leaves. The inner longitudinal edges of the main leaves 8are connected by hinge strips 11 between which is interposed a filler12. As shown in Fig. 5, the face frames 10 which hold the panes 9 to themain leaves 8 may overlap the inner hinge strip 11. Near to their loweredges, the main leaves 8 carry leaf holding means which may be clips 14.

The numeral 15 denotes a pair of auxiliary leaves in the form of openframes to which are applied transparent panes 16 held in place by faceframes 17 like the elements 10. Hinge strips 18 unite the lower edges ofthe auxiliary leaves 15 with the lower edges of the main leaves 8.Secured to one of the hinge strips 11 which unites the main leaves 8along their inner longitudinal edges is a flexible tongue 19 having anopening 20 adapted to be engaged by the button 7. A flexible element 21is mounted at its lower end on a block 22 carried by the lower portionof the inner hinge strip 2 which unites the covers 1. The upper end ofthe flexible element 21 is secured to the lower end of the inner hingestrip 11 which unites the main leaves 8. The longitudinal edges 23 ofthe auxiliary leaves 15 are spaced apart and are not connected together.Adjacent their upper outer corners, the auX iliary leaves 15 areprovided with pivot elements 2% on which latches are mounted to swing,each latch including an arm 25 having a finger piece 26 and a clasp 27.

Let it be supposed that the structure is arranged as shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing. Then the first sheet of a piece of music is placed againstthe inner face of the left hand cover 1 and is held in place by thecorresponding clip 5. The second sheet of the music is placed betweenthe left hand main leaf 8 and the left hand auxiliary leaf 15. The thirdsheet of the piece of music is placed between the right hand main leaf 8and the right hand auxiliary leaf 15. The fourth sheet of the piece ofmusic is placed against the right hand cover 1 and is engaged by thecorresponding clip 5. The auxiliary leaves 15 are swung up against themain leaves 8, and the latches are manipulated so that the clasps 27engage the upper edges of the main leaves 8. The main leaves 8 are swungupwardly against the covers 1, and the tongue 19 is engaged with thebutton 7 When the parts are thus arranged, the leaves are upheld,adjacent their outer edges, by the supports 4, as clearly shown in Fig.6.

It will now be obvious that the sheets of music between the leaves 8 and15 may be read on both sides, as these leaves are turned over, theconnected main and auxiliary leaves swinging, in a common direction withthe covers 1 on the pivotal mountings afforded by the tongue 19 and theflexible element 21. The first page of music may be read of]? the lefthand cover 1, and the last page of music may be read off the right handcover 1.

The construction embodying the main and auxiliary leaves may beduplicated to any desired extent. There is an advantage in thedetachable connection afforded by the tongue 19 and the button 7 sincethis part of the device permits the main leaves 8 to be swung down intothe position of Fig. 1, under which circumstances, a double sheet ofmusic of suflicient width to extend entirely across the covers 1, may beplaced thereagainst. It has been pointed out hereinbefore that thelatches which are mounted on the pivot elements 24: are disposed adjacent the upper outer corners of the auxiliary leaves 15, but thedrawings clearly show that an additional set of these latches may beplaced adjacent the inner upper corners of the leaves 15 if desired.

Briefly considered, the device hereinbefore described comprises a pairof covers 1 hingedly connected at 2 along their inner longitudinaledges, main transparent leaves 8 hingedly connected at 11 along theirinner longitudinal edges, separate means 21 and 197 for connecting themain leaves with the covers adjacent the inner longitudinal edges of themain leaves and the covers for opening and closing movement, one of saidmeans, to wit 19-7, being in the form of a releasable connection,auxiliary transparent leaves 15 hinged at 18 along their transverseedges to the transverse edges of the main leaves 8 for opening andclosing movement with respect to the main leaves, in a direction atright angles to the direction in which the covers 1 and the main leavesswing, and means represented by the latches.

25-27 for releasably connecting each auxiliary leaf 15 with thecorresponding main leaf 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A musicholder comprising covers hingedly connected along their innerlongitudinal edges; main transparent leaves hingedlyconnected at theirinner longitudinal edges; means for connecting the main leaves with thecovers adjacent the inner longitudinal edges of the main leaves and thecovers for opening and closing movement; auxiliary transparent leaveshingedly connected along their transverse edges with the transverseedges of the main leaves for opening and closing movement with respectto the main leaves in a direction at right angles to thedirection inwhich the main leaves and the covers open and close; and means forreleasably connecting each auxiliary leaf with the corresponding mainleaf.

2. A music holder comprising covers hingedly connected along their innerlongitudinal edges, main transparent leaves hingedly connected alongtheir inner longitud inal edges; separate means for connecting the mainleaves with the covers adjacent the inner longitudinal edges of theleaves and the covers for opening and closing movement, one of saidseparate means being a releasable connection; auxiliary transverseleaves hinged along their transverse edges to the transverse edges ofthe main leaves for opening and closing movement with respect to themain leaves in a direction at right angles to the direction in which thecovers and the main leaves swing; and meansfor releasably connecting oneauxiliary leaf with the corresponding main leaf.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses FRANKFORD M. COOK.Witnesses:

B. B. Hnmncx, A. GOGUQNJ Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi latents, Washington, D. 0.

